单词 | valent |
释义 | valentn.1 Scots Law. 1. Value or worth. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > monetary value > [noun] wortheOE valuea1325 cost1340 valourc1350 valure1440 valora1483 valoir1496 valor1496 valuation1549 valent1765 vallidom1790 money value1848 money-worth1854 1765–8 J. Erskine Inst. Law Scotl. ii. v. §37 The old and new extents of lands, of which the valent is not known. 2. valent clause n. in a retour of special service, that clause in which the old and new extent of the lands are specified (W. Bell Dict. Law Scotl.). ΘΚΠ society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > right to succeed to title, position, or estate > succession > [noun] > descent by inheritance > return to Chancery relative to heir > specific clause in valent clause1752 1752 A. McDouall Inst. Laws Scotl. II. i. 460 The Valent-clause, whereby the inquest ought to have returned both the old and new extent. 1765–8 J. Erskine Inst. Law Scotl. ii. v. §38 Because annualrents arising out of lands had no distinct valuation or extent, therefore they are said in the valent clause of the retour, valere seipsum. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2019). valentn.2 technical and dialect. A valance. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > parts and equipment of vehicles generally > [noun] > valance valent1794 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > covers or hangings > [noun] > hangings > a hanging banker?c1350 coster1395 costeringa1427 hanging1431 ceilingc1450 valent1794 fall1852 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > bedding > [noun] > hangings or valance valancea1475 frontal1539 subbasmont1539 headcloth1545 pand1561 subpand1561 pend1578 sparvise1598 valencea1604 foot piece1653 valent1888 1794 W. Felton Treat. Carriages I. 158 The pockets, falls and valents. 1794 W. Felton Treat. Carriages I. 214 A broad stripe of leather, welted on the edge,..which shelters the inside, and is called a vallent. 1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. Valent, a short curtain;..also the name of the upper or fixed part (if any) of window drapery. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2019). † valentadj. Obsolete. rare. Vigorous, flourishing. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > [adjective] > of health: good > thriving well-likingc1350 well-thrivena1400 in seasonc1400 flowerya1420 thriftyc1440 valent1492 wealthya1538 vegetous1610 vegete1639 thriving1647 florid1656 grush1786 1492 J. Ryman Poems xviii, in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1892) 89 186 A roose, a valent floure, i-wis, Crist made springe of a thorne. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2021). > see alsoalso refers to : -valentcomb. form < n.11752n.21794adj.1492 see also |
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